PhD ngành vi sinh vât môi trường. Deadline 4.2.2015 PhD positions available to study mobile antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants and effluent Employer: University of Regina and Dalhousie University Location: Regina, SK and Halifax, NS Closing Date: February 4, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job Description Two PhD positions are available for a collaborative project involving researchers at Dalhousie University and the University of Regina. Each University will host one of the PhD positions and both students will be collaborating together throughout the project. Funding for this project is through the Strategic Projects Grants program of NSERC. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may represent a critical control point in the reduction of antibiotic resistance reservoirs. The proposed research will be in collaboration with municipal WWTP partners in three provinces (SK, PEI and NS), and one territory (NU) whereby the PhD students will measure the diversity and quantify the release of clinically relevant mobile resistance genes from different WWTPs in Canada. Results from the PhD research will help to determine if certain treatment processes either enhance release of new antibiotic resistance plasmids, or if certain processes, such as membrane technology can help to reduce release of these mobile resistance elements in the effluent. Qualifications: Suitable candidates will have previous experience in molecular microbiology techniques and strong academic success. Ideally, candidates will have experience or an interest in fieldwork and water sampling. An interest in the application of bioinformatic tools within environmental microbiology is required. Application Instructions Applicants should send a digital application package which includes a cover letter, highlighting relevant experience and interests, a CV that includes contact information for 3 professional references, and unofficial transcripts. Applications sent to the University of Regina should be addressed to Dr. Christopher Yost, Department of Biology; Email: [email protected] Applications sent to Dalhousie University should be addressed to Dr. Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen and Dr. Rob Jamieson, Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science; Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:25:10 +0000
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